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Clinton Takes Ohio, Texas; McCain Seals The Deal
You can read it pretty much anywhere, but Clinton took Ohio and Texas meaning that the democratic primaries are far from over. Unlike the Dems, McCain has locked his nomination for the Republicans by breaking the 1,191 delegates necessary. So there it is. Talk amongst yourselves.
The democrats can't keep from shooting themselves in the foot. They have a golden opportunity here. The Republican president has terrible approval ratings. The country in general is fed up with the current government. The Republican party doesn't even like their own candidate. All the Democrats had to do is pick a viable candidate and stroll into the white house. Any candidate would do. But they can't even do that right. All this bickering and smearing is just hurting the party. This is a great example of why the Democratic party has failed so miserably, and why the Republican party can be so stupid, yet win every time.
To go back to your game theory, this is a classic example of two greedy, competitive agents versus two cooperative agents. The competitive agents attempt to maximize their individual gain at all times, while the cooperative agents work to maximize the team gain at all times, understanding that one agent losing may win the team game. Obama and Clinton are obviously the competitive agents, while McCain and Romney are the cooperative agents. (Yes, Romney. Did anyone notice that Romney still has more delegates than Huckabee? He never was a real candidate).
In the end, I'm sick of both parties. Which is worse, the party that destroys the country or the party that is to busy arguing amongst themselves to stop the other party from destroying the country.
How IS the view from under that bridge?
"I've got more toys than Teruhisa Kitahara."
Ignoring your fear mongering, equivocation, and poor attempt at equating healthcare in a completely different (both socially and scientifically) era to today's era, the only argument of substance in your post is the claim that we need to help sick people because they can infect non-sick people. First of all, that would only be true for communicable diseases. This clarification alone eliminates 97% of the most common causes of death. As for communicable disease, individual property rights are enough to counteract unintentional outbreaks. In emergency situations, the government would be able to quarantine infected individuals. If an infected invidiual trespasses onto your property without your consent, they can be prosecuted. If someone you come into contact with misinforms you about their infection status, they too can be prosecuted. This serves as a deterrent and a retroactive means to compensation.
"I find it amusing how you and your ilk tout the wonders of the free market, without ever realizing that what you propose is neither free nor market-driven."
In what way is a society in which people are free to give their earnings to whoever they want not a free society? In what way is a society in which people compete to provide what people want at the lowest price possible not market driven?
"You're just demanding that someone else pay the bill for you, whether through taxes or charity."
Where is that even close to being implied by what I said? Can you please clarify how I am demanding someone else to pay my bill when I say that I should be able to pay my own bill and not pay others' bills?
You can't claim that racism props up Clinton's campaign without at the same time pointing out that it props up Obama's. If Obama weren't black, people would be able to see that he's totally, totally unqualified to be president. While it's ironic that most of Hillary's criticism about "lack of experience" applies pretty equally well to her, it is accurate criticism. The only thing he's run in his whole life is a law magazine at Harvard, and if the number of citations of the volume produced under him is a guide, he didn't run it that well. It's like people have forgotten how enormously important the presidency is, so even if it's a guy's first real job running something, hey what the hell let's let him start with the U.S. I mean, he gives great prepared speeches, and he sounds really well informed! I know I'm probably upsetting you right now, because you like Obama and because he's inspiring, but please be honest with yourself. If he was just some white guy, and the media didn't tell you that he was a credible candidate, would you really think he was?
And you do remember what happened the last time people elected someone unqualified because they liked him, don't you?
Relax I just want some peanuts.